Evaluation of the Coping Long Term With Active Suicide Program (CLASP)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the utility of the Coping Long Term with Active Suicide Program (CLASP) for reducing suicidal behavior.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Suicide
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: SAFE; Behavioral: CLASP

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 224
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Rhode Island
    • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02906
      • Butler Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Current patient at Butler Hospital
2. Suicide attempt or suicidal ideation with intent to make a suicide attempt within 48 hours of hospitalization as indicated on the hospital chart and confirmed by administration of the C-SSRS
3. Age > 18 years
4. Have a reliable telephone
5. Ability to speak, read, and understand English well to complete the procedures of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Current psychotic symptoms severe enough to impair study participation
2. Participation in a treatment program with established efficacy in preventing suicidal behavior
3. Cognitive impairment which would interfere with adequate participation in the project (MMSE< 20).

4. Currently in state custody or pending legal action 5. Already enrolled current or previous CLASP trial

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: SAFE; Safety Assessment and Follow-up Evaluation Protocol	Behavioral: SAFE
Experimental: CLASP; Coping Long Term with Active Suicide Program Protocol	Behavioral: CLASP

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
A composite composed of the number of participants with either a suicide attempt or death by suicide	As assessed by both the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale and record review	52 weeks following discharge from hospital

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Butler Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 31, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): March 31, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 5, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 8, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): December 10, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 7, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 4, 2021
• Last Verified: June 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Self-Injurious Behavior; Suicide
• Other Study ID Numbers: MH101129